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'Jokes' that go BOOM?

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By News of the Weird

Published July 24, 2024

'Jokes' that go BOOM?

An unnamed man called his dangerous stunt "a joke" after being arrested in Ostrobothnia, Finland, Sky News reported.

The man allegedly stored 26 pounds of dynamite in his friend's two cars before calling the owner and telling him.

The owner wasn't laughing: He alerted police, who evacuated nearby buildings.

"In addition to the dynamite, detonators were also confiscated from the cars," said Tony Rauma, detective chief inspector with the Ostrobothnia Police.

The jokester told police he did not intend to blow up the cars, and links to terrorism have been ruled out. [Sky News, 8/9/2023]